Iridium NEXT 1 – Spaceflight Now

April 26, 2019

Breaking News

[ April 25, 2019 ] Russia ships X-ray astronomy satellite to launch site Mission Reports
[ April 25, 2019 ] Carbon-monitoring instrument poised for launch to International Space Station Falcon 9
[ April 25, 2019 ] Few details available in early days of SpaceX accident investigation Mission Reports
[ April 24, 2019 ] InSight lander detects first likely ‘quake’ on Mars Mission Reports
[ April 23, 2019 ] Photos: Antares rocket blasts off from Virginia Antares

Head of BulgariaSat says satellite project would be impossible without SpaceX

June 22, 2017

On the eve of the launch of his country’s first communications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket, the chief executive of BulgariaSat credited SpaceX’s cost-cutting ways with making space accessible for small nations and money-conscious companies like his own.

Watch as Falcon 9 launches with 10 Iridium satellites and its first stage lands

January 15, 2017

Watch the first SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch since a catastrophic launch pad explosion at Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 first stage was successfully recovered after landing on a floating platform in the Pacific.

SpaceX resumes flights with on-target launch for Iridium

January 14, 2017

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket climbed into orbit from California’s Central Coast on Saturday, resuming service after an explosive setback last year and delivering much-needed reinforcements to Iridium’s satellite constellation providing communications by land, sea and sky.